Sir Princess Petra- The Pen Pieyu Adventures is a Multi Award-Winning Book. 2012 – Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award (literary arts) 2012 – Purple Dragonfly Book Award, 2nd place, Children’s Chapter Book category. 2013 – Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards, Honorable Mention. 2013 – Sharp Writ Book Awards, 1st place, Children’s BooksI have thought hard and … Books
I have thought hard and for many passing moons. Jewels, frocks of lace,
and princess games have become boring. The thing I want the most…’
Petra hesitated and bit on her lip. ‘I want to be a royal knight.’Princess
Petra’s unusual birthday request sends the court into a frenzy, but
when she agrees to undertake a knight’s quest they can’t stop her. Armed
with a cake knife and outfitted in the best royal pots and pans, Petra
sets off to face a dragon and win her real armor before encountering a
bog witch, and an army of the kingdom’s worst enemies. Will Petra’s kindness and acceptance prove to be more valuable than weapons and armor?
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Compassion is a cornerstone of what it means to be brave.
“Where is it written that a girl cannot be a knight and protect her kingdom?” Princess Petra demands to know. Nowhere at all, it is discovered. Nothing in the royal “rule book” prevents a girl from being brave, resourceful, and charting her own course in life. Of course in fantasy (as well as in real life”) one must prove oneself worthy by committing an act of bravery before being proclaimed a Knight. Undaunted, Princess Petra sets out to fulfill her own birthday wish by heading into the Forest of Doom to hush a howling, nasty dragon named Snarls.
Although she is protected by a makeshift suit of armor, a cake knife, and a bag of onions (which plays an essential role in the story) and vows to forcefully overtake the beast, what transpires is an amusing, multi-faceted adventure resulting in unexpected friendships and a bond between various characters who cannot overcome their own personal obstacles without assistance. But together they are strong, courageous and find that compassion is a cornerstone of what it means to be brave.
At first I thought the story ended rather abruptly, but in the ensuing pages Robinson treats us with detailed character descriptions that make the stories even more meaningful, entertaining and engrossing. There are wonderful fun names that kids delight in (like Snarls Lotzapuf Doom, the dragon’s full name). And to top it off she gives us extensive synopses of Books 2 and 3. The author whets your appetite for more. You can’t read just one Sir Princess Petra adventure. No Sir.
The Pen Pieyu Adventures are well on their way to becoming timeless classics, worthy of all the accolades and awards bestowed upon the author and her charming, lesson-filled stories.
Such a fun story! I actually read book three first but that took nothing away from enjoying this first book in the series. Sir Princess Petra is a kind-hearted soul who has big dreams for herself to be a royal knight against her parents wishes. She goes on her quest and makes friend of everyone she meets. Such a great story with a good lesson and plenty of humor thrown in!
Sir Princess Petra’s Talent is book two in the Pen Pieyu Adventures and is about a nine year old princess who has worked to become a knight of her kingdom despite the fact that her more conservative parents would rather her be a “proper” princess. In this story the King has written a rule that in order to keep her knighthood she must journey to Talent School and get a certificate in a proper princess talent.
She and her royal steed, the dragon Snarls, set off for Talent School and along the way meet Prince Duce Crablips who has made it his mission to stop her from reaching Talent School. When it is discovered that it is all misunderstanding, fun adventures ensue with the trio going to Talent school and then adventuring their way home again meeting new friends, taking on new challenges and finding out new secrets.
It is simply a delightful read. For starters the artwork on and in the book is simply gorgeous. The story illustrations are pencil sketches with remarkable detail. My son simply gushed about it. He falls asleep with a sketch book in his hands most nights, however in his sketches, that he has made since reading this and the next book, I can see major inspiration in his use of shading and line details from the art in the book. It takes a lot to impress my young man when comes to art. I have to agree with him in this case. Petra and her friends come alive through the artwork.
Smiles abound in this infectious tale where the food of choice for most of the characters seems to be onions as a hand fruit, cooked in many different ways or simply juiced into a cocktail. The names in this series are also quite wonderful. Places like the bogs of Mesoggie and The Kingdom of Lost Donkeys, where the donkeys do indeed seem to have disappeared and names Like Seymour Forest the ganute who does actually live in vast forest and Letgo the crocodile. I did also enjoy the themes of friendship, teamwork and belief in oneself that runs throughout the story.
The book opens with a quick synopsis of book 1 which is fabulous, because that was the one book I wasn’t able to get a copy of for this review. I think it is a wonderful tool for young readers whose comprehension skills are as yet undeveloped to help them back into a world they may read about sometime ago.
This is a fabulous story about who you are and not letting stereotypes define who you could be.